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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07
Death of Mr.. John Martin,

Death has been busy in Pulaski
and vicinity lately. He has come
in all shapes, in least expected
places, with less reason, more cruel
Iy and rcIentlessly than usual. He
takes the mother from her babes,
the strong man, the young woman,
the vigorous, and then as if to show
the might of his power, he cuts a
strong man down in the twlnkling
of an eye. Mr.. John Martin was sick
two or three weeks ago with rheu
n,atism or neuralgia affection, but
had gotten up and was about again.
Last Friday evening he went to bed
IS usual very early, and about s
o'clock HE son George who slept in
another bed, the lamp remaining
burning, was attracted in some way
to his father and saw his head in q
peculiar position and 4 strange ex-
preston on his face. He went to
him and found him breathless. An
alarm brought in neighbors, doctors
we're summoned, who pronounced
him dead, and coroner's inquest
was held. He had died of rheuma-
usm Of the heart in moment.
Whole -souled, warm hearted, hap
py tempered, full of emotion and
enthusiasm, he was respected and
loved. His heart and soul was
wrapped up in his family, but his
ambition and love of life were bur
ed in the coffin with his loving wife
many months ago. He was brave
Confederate soldier, a typical 1r-
shman, with all the warm, gushing
Instincts peculiar to the Irish ma
lure. He was q knight Templal
and be worshipped Masonry. He
was tyler for a quarter century OF
more.
He was buried with Masonic
honors Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
and his remains were followed tC
the grave by an immense concours'
of friends. He was aged about %
years.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

In obedience to the call, q large
number of the friends of prohibi-
ton from different parts of Giles
met at the opera house in Pulaski
last Tuesday, the principal pur-
pose being to select permanent
chairman for the whole county who
shall appoint chairmen for the dis
tricts. A temporary organization
vas effected and Capt. F. Arrow
smith named and elected for coun-
ty chairman, and he is now ergag-
ed in selecting the district chair
men, being DESTROYS of ascertaining
the best men and taking time to do
it. Dr.. D. c. Kelley in the after
noon addressed the audience as
elsewhere noticed.
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Nashville Market

From Yesterdays Americana
Cotton = good ordinary, ga; low
mIddling 934.
Flour-family, So 75a4 -
Wheat, ear load lots, SGasS; from
wagons, S2laaSG.
Corn--sacked in depos, 471sa50
Cattle, best butchers, $3.75a4 % med
ium 50a3. %; grazing steers 2.50a3.50
Extra good shippers 4 LOCALES.
Sheep-good fat 3,j0a4 90
Hogs-mixed to best heavy 4 40a4 So
light 0Oa4 %
Bacon clear country sides o.:
Shoulders 61a hams l0allc
Country lard 7a71 p
Butter lSa22; eggs 8
Beeswax 20; feathers, choice 40
Tallew 81
Oats, from wagons, Doc
Ginseng,well dried, Local 60.
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The New Church of the Messiah.

Mr.. Sam. G.. Mitchell has been
awarded the contract for the cree
tion Of the new Episcopal church in
Pulaski. 1t is to be built after the
pattern of elaborate drawings made
by Mr.. G. W. Quinlard, son of the
Bishop of Tennessee, who is associ-
ated with the leading firm of church
architects In New York. 1t is to be
an imposing gothic structure, built
of brick with a handsome stone
water table about three feet from
the ground, The entrance to the
sacristy, I6xl6, is from 3rd street,
while the main entrance TO the nave
is through beautiful porch l4xl0
on Madison. The structure is sur
mounted by belfry about 10 feet
in height. The building will cover
space of 75x36 feet. The chancel
is apsidal or octagon with hand
some memorial stained glass win
dows in the panels Of the octagOn
The interior is to be finished in
picked poplar, everything, including
seats in the nave, being mede to
correspond, while the church furni
ture will be oak, all finished with
oil, thus preserving the native colors
of the wood. Seven steps lead from
the nave to the altar, adding much
to the beauty. The roof will be
open to the apex Of the cone, the
sheeting being of picked poplar anc
the rafters carved and champered
full Al feet in the clear. The plan;
of the architect will be faithfully
carried out, making one Of the mos
beautiful church buildings in thc
south. The money to build it i:
nearly all in hand.
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Odd Fellows Hail.
BY HENNERY PECK.

Our wide awake farmers are
working with a vim planting corn
and preparing lands tor cotton
Owing to the immense cotton crol
last year farmers Will plant larger
crop this season. II is feared the
cut worms will interfere again tins
season, as they have already made
a start.
The cold snap has played havoc
with our peaches. We will no,
have any peach pie this summer
Mrs. VIM. Moore who has beer
lndisposed for more than two
weeks is some better.
DR.. c. w Dickey will move tt
Bryson next Monday. He is 6
worthy young man and we wish
him much success.
Mrs. Will Lane and Miss Aber
nathy were visiting at G. Ii. Nc.
Minors last week.
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Quarterly Court.

The April term of quarterly court
finished its labors In one day
Hume r. Steele for Pulaski, Geo.
P. Meadows for Bethel and G. 0.
Bull for Elkton were elected nota-
ries public.
The committee to fix tax rate
presented volu minoua report Gov
ering all the items taxed IS privile
yes in substantial conformity to the
state law. The rate of taxation on
property is fixed at 80 cents for
county purposes and 10 cents for
schools. Merchants pay a privilege
tax on average stock Of same
amount. The number of days to
work on public roads is fixed at five
and tax of IL cents on property
and Z cents on merchants outside
of incorporated towns is levied for
highways.
j. NJ. Bass, j. ". McLaurine and
G. H. Tidwell were appointed to re-
divide Giles county into % dis
tricts, to have effect at August
election, 1888.
john Burns resigned as consta-
BILE in the 10th.
DR.. Rogers resigned as road
commissioner OF the 18th and j. T..
Carter was appointed.
j. W. Peden, j. 2. Anderson and
J. G. Hanna were appointed to as
certain cost Of new bridges across
Big Creek at Two places below
Steele's mill.
The Jail inspectors were ordered
to have necessary repairs done on
the Jail, and a committee was APP
pointed to have the court house
roof repaired.
The appropriations for the term
footed up $22S0,59.
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Mr.. Jas. t. Cakes sold out his
furniture and undertaking estab-
lishment last Saturday to Mr.. Geo.
W. McLaurine. He gets in the
trade the residence of Mr.. McLau-
rine on Ist street.-The Jim Ballen-
tine place. 1t occasioned no little
surprise as it had become fixed in
the public mind that Cakes and
furniture were inse parable quanti-
ties. Mr.. Cakes will go fishing for
q time.
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music to those who care to listen to
his unearthly yells. Charlie Logan
who went out to kill it and heard
one of its choice strains says his
hair has not smoothed down yet.
We are glad to see our town and
community take so much interest
in religious matters. We have
preaching every Sunday, prayer
meeting on Sunday night, and can
safely say we have one of the best
Sunday schools in the county. Our
superintendent, Mr.. John e. Gil
bert, is man of sterling qualities
He never grows weary of working
for the good Of the school.
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Prospect.
BY OHUM AND l.

Our farmers. are all very busy
blowing and planting. All seem to
be up with their work. Wheat is
looking finely, also oats and clover.
Our enterprising merchants are
Cling up their shelves with choice
lot of goods. All seem TO be doing
good business.
The feather renovating company
has struck our town and seem TO be
doing good business.
Miss Emmie Lester OF Testers
station was visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bose Gilbert, last week
Miss Lula Jeferries Of Salem,
Ala, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. John L. Gilbert met With q
painful accident a few days ago
while crossing a water-gate. She
had the misfortune to lose her hold
on the gate and fell several feet,
striking the hard gravel bottom OF
the creek. She has not been able
to walk any since the accident.
Prof. Wilson gave his pupils a
haif holiday on April lst. On the
same night the young people met at
the residence Of DIR Card well and
spent a delightful evening. Some
delightful music, vocal and instru-
mental, was rendered.
Miss Blanche Wesimoreland gave
the lads and lassies a delightful! en-
tertainment Saturday night.
Three of cur boys paid Testers
station a visit Sunday evening. One
of them says he Will continue to
call; one sens 10 be very much i,
Ernest, and another-well that Is
taken for granted that be has Ben
there before.
DR.. Cardwell went to Birmingham
Saturday night to bring home Tom
his son, who was there ia business
and who has been very sick. They
came home Monday.
A wild cat has taken up hi
abode on Ione of the hills near towl
and there at night he renders choic'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Released the COLLEGE,


At meeting Of the board of trus
tees of Martin College last Saturday
contract of lease was signed to
Misses Hood and Heron for pc
riod Of three year. They had leased
it for two years with a five years
privilege, provided they complied
with their contract and gave public
satlsfac ton, and this release was a
matter of course. The college and
the community are to De congratu
lated upon this result. The school
is under better business manage
ment and is doing better work and
giving better satisfaction to It's pa
irons and friends than at any time
in its history, and it is almost uni
versally recognized as being in bet
ter condition and coming nearer
fulfilling the objects and wishes of
its original benef4ctor and its pres
ent promoters than ever before. 1t
affords The CITIZEN unlimited graf
itication to be able to state the mat
ter thus strongly under the fullest
assurance that it reflects universal
public sentiment, and the fact that
the accomplished women who have
it in charge are to remain will be
hailed as good news by all who
wish it well. Every shoulder to the
wheel, now, while matters are SO
propitious, and let's make glori-
ously successful institution of this
pride of Pulaski and Giles county
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High School Item - /.
BY PSYCHE.

The eighth monthly examination
took place last week. No tears will
be shed over the announcement
that it is the last before the finale.
The sup't announced recently
that the Peabody medal this year
would be awarded for best average
scholarship, determined by exami-
nation papers.
Four new sections for recitation
have been chosen. The ladies are
Misses Ora Cheek, Matte Allison,
Daisy Smith and Mamie White.
The graduating class have num-
Der of subjects for final exercises
under consideration.
Miss Alternately was absent from
her post last week on account OF
illness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07
CANDY Stew,

The Juvenile Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will give a
candy stew in the basement OF that
church next Friday night at Z
O'Clock. Admission ten cents. Eve
rybody is cordially invited. The
object of this energetic little band
OF workers is to take q share in
Miss Haygood's school in China.
Give them a good crowd and the
committee on entertainment prom
Use a jolly time for everybody, old
and young.
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Henry Farmer Coming i.

Prof. Henry L. Farmer, the in
comparable hutist, is in Nashville
and writes the editor of THE CITI-
ZEN that he will come down to see
US before he leaves. He has been
living in Richmond and Is now on
his way to New York to place his
son under better musical tutorage.
His little son, only ten years Old, is
said 10 be the musical prodigy of
the day. He has been giving pri-
vate exhibitions Of hts woudrous
skill in Nashville ana Saturdays
Union thus speaks of him;
A select audience of musical people
and newspaper folks by invitation as
sembled at the rooms OF NJ me. Elliott,
on Summer street, yesterday afternoon
to listen to the piano performance OF
Master Edwin Fowler, the little ten
year-old son OF Prof. Henry Farmer,
the celebrated fiutist.
10 say that the company was charm
ed, delighted and carried away, would
be putting it altogether too mild.
Indeed, they were surprised, amazed
by tie brilliantly artistic execution oil
this truly phenomenal young artist
one who is by far the most surprising
~ excellent young musician that has
ever visited Nashville.
Master Fowler is slender little lad,
not large enough to use the piano ped
ais, and with small hands that cannot
stretch to an octave.
nd unt 10 Will 1rn
correctness, by note, some OF the most
difficult music known to pianists.
Think of a 10-year-old child who can
touch the piano keys and make them
joyously respond in the notes OF the
great composers, Chopin. Heller, kuh-
Ian, Wallenhaupt and Boebe-respond
also in manner that was remarkable
for breadth and forcibleness of treat
ment and intuitive feeling.
His touch is simply exquisite, so del
icate, so iull of technique, so brilliant
in phrasing, iull OF expression and each
note brought out clear, distinct, sepa-
rate and bold-strong in individuality
Master FOwler's first piece was Fred
Kuhlan's grand senate, for flute and
piano, No. Ill, op. So, in which hi:
brilliant father accompanied him with
| his wondroLs flute.
Next was given one Of Chopin's mosi
| beautiful noesurnes, and it was beauti-
| fully bright in execution, faithful, full
of the finest feeling. Then came a
study from Heller and one from Wal
! lenhaupt.
But the greatest work of all was the
| III. prelude and Ill. fugo by John Sc
bastian Bach. To mention this piece &;
performed by child of his ego will
surprise many cultivated musical peo
pie, it will cause other dubious ones tt
turn up their noses, but all the same
The Union undertakes to say there Il
not a piano performer in Nashville whC
can render the piece with more correct
ness or more excellent execution.
The general public of the CITY shout,
hear this truly phenomenal young per
former. and it is probable they may b
enabled to do SO at concert TO be Civ
en- soon.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

DR.. H. I. Campbell, who has
been sojourning in Pulaski for sew
eral months looking for an eligible
and comfortable place to locate
himself and his children, has de.
cided to establish his Office at Bu-
ford. One may hunt far and wide
for a more genial and accomplished
gentleman and more skillful ply
stefan. That community is to be
congratulated upon its acquisition
We were beginning to hope his
search for better location thar
Pulaski would be fruitless.
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John Martin.

Years ago l knew Mr.. John Mar
tin. He was a social, genial, warm
hearted young Irishman Of the type
which made our best patriots and
citizens. He lived here an isola-
ted man, no father, no mother, no
brother, sister or kindred until he
won the hand Of an estimable lady,
Miss Ballentine, now dead. They
had children, now living in our com
munity, and exempllfy the scriptures
wherein it is said, "He tempereth
the wind to the Shorn lamb" They
are useful, honest and young lads,
much esteemed among us and give
promise of future usefulness. May
God continue his blessings to these
doubly bereaved children. Now, as
to Johns taking off so suddenly, we
can only say, 81, that am cruel, am
we: mercitul; | would not have thee
linger in thy pain.' His wife was
gone, no daughters, sons all in bus
mess, none to say, "Pa, what's the
matter? or Lord have mercy" He
died with his baby boy in his arms
He loved lis wife; he loved his
children and denied himself for
their advantages. Love was so
grated in his nature that we hope
that he loved bis God, the author
of his being, and we commit his
soul to the mercies Of an all-wise
and merciful God.
ALFRED II. ALTERNATELY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Capt. Wilkes returned to Texas
5his week. He thinks the receiver
ship of the Texas q Pacific will be
terminated within three months and
It is possible he may return to Pu-
laski. His family are now back
from Texas and permanently loca-
ted for the summer at their East
Hill residence.
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HOW and why $4,000 Comes
to Rome.

There was some excitement on the
S rect yesterday when it was announe-
Cd that some one in Rome had drawn a
part of the capital prize of The Louisi-
ana State Lottery on last Tuesday.
A New Orleans paper had list of the
lncky numbers as follows: mo. 10
Ss7, $4,000 whole, sold in fractions in
san Francisco, Philadelphia, Buffalo,
aud Auburn, N. Y, Portland, Me-. Fort
WAYNE, Ind. Rome, Ga, and Aber--
deem, Miss. The lucky ones were found
at last. They were Miss rAbbie Webb,
PROT. b. f. Clark and Dr. j. 7. Tigner.
These had pooled together and purchas-
cd some lottery tickets, and among
ITEM was the lucky number.-Rome,
(Ga.) Courier, Feb. IL.
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Base Ball Notes.
BY BOOTY.

The Grigsby's crossed bats with
the Lynnville LIST nine last Satur-
Gay aud as usual came off victori-
Gus; the score standing Is to Is in
favor of the former. Winship was
put in the box in the second in-
ming on account of the soreness of
Lewis arm. The latter retired TO
the field where he made several fine
catches. Winship held the Shang
hairs down in great style and Well
caught him magniiicently. Nelson
carried off the chatting honore,
knocking two home runs and
three Dagger, Morris ump'red,
giving enJire satisfaction to both
sides. Laps. McCord, jr., and Root
Farmer scored. Runt Pinkus was
on hand to keep the boys straight.
The game was called at the end of
the eighth inning on account of the
misbehavior of the Lynnvilles.
The little boys had a game Sat
urday, the score standing is to 10
in favor of Frank Young's side.
We went to play the Lynnvlles
but we played picked nine from
circle of six miles around Lynn
vile.
The boys will not go to Lynn
vile again until the Lynnville boy s
come here.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Rev. W. G. G. Thompson has or
ganized boy choir at the Church
Of the Messiah which he considers
the best for its practice he ever
saw. They are TO sing next Sun
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which are
published elsewhere.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07
Letter From a CORPSE.

About two years ago a man nam
ed Patrick Thompson was murder
ed near Fayetteville, his body split
open and loaded with rock and
sunk in Elk river. 1t came to the
surface and was identified and bur
led, and the matter nearly forgot
ten. Two or three weeks ago his
brother, who lives near Gas we be-
lleve, was surprised to receive a
letter from the dead man containing
the agreeable information that he
was alive. He is railroading on the
Greensboro and Russellville road
and the letter was dated at Russell.
vile, KY, March 6. He makes no
mention of the murder and is evil
IDENTIFY ignorant of the foul msnner
in which he was killed, murdered,
cut up, drowned and otherwise
slaughtered. The question now is,
which Billy Patterson was the
drowned man?
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07
HAMBURGS.
An elegant line OF
hamburgsat
Brannan 6 Smith.

I exhibit the best line
CT special attractions in
spring Clothing, Gents
Furnishing goods, Hats,
Is OTIS and Shoes ever
brought to this market.
Prices the lowest. DOn't
fail to see me before
buying.
S. ROSENAU.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Next Saturday is the regular
meeting days of the farmers associ
alton. The questi, is Corn and
it's culture" to be opened by Maj
Brownlow. There is great diver
sity Of practice in corn culture and
farmers may learn something valua-
BILE from the experience of others.
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BE Ye Also Ready"

We are no preacher nor son Of a
preacher, but recent incidents in
Pulaski give sad and pressing en-
phasis to the language that heads
this paragraph. There is perhaps
not a person in Pulaski who has
DOT had this text brought wildly
to his mind within the past two
weeks.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Jury No. l took vote on prohi
bition and all were for it except one
who clings to PauPs injunction to
Timothy to take little for his
stomach's sake" A majority of
them were for the railroad at any
cost
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Dress Goods! I have
O large stock in Paris
combinations, Surrah
Cashmeres and
: french SatJeens, Alba
tros in all the new
S iades, heliotrope, tan,
: reys, tobacco brown
{ &c. If you need a dress
: ee my stock and l will
how you the latest at
! easonable prices.
S. ROSEN AU.
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Sacrament and Lecture.

The regular sacramental occa-
sion for Trinity is next Sunday.
Sermon at II a. no. by Rev. l.. r.
Amis. Dinner will be on the ground
At 2 o'clock Rev. B. T. Haynes OF
Pulaski will deliver q prohibition
lecture.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

The kind, christian readers OF
THE CITIZEN who have SO graciously
read our baseball news without
cursing their grandmothers will get
the reward of the patient in the
next world.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

live STOCK.
Corrected by Booth &c Stone.
Mules, IA to l4s hands high, $50
10 $li5; 159 TO l6 hands high, $12O
to $l60.
Cattle, ! J to 4 cents.
Hogs, b to49.
ShipmeuIs-three cars cattle and
hogs.
There were over 300 hogs and 100
cattle on the market Friday. Buy
ers have lost money. Sellers get
the very top prices in Pulaski.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

An enthusiastic meeting was held
at Brick Church Tuesday night. A
liberal collection was raised for the
campaign fund. God is declaIed to
be against the liquor traffic and the
people of Brick Church are on his
side. Il, J. DUNCAN.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Mr.. Van Brown has en- tered an
other pupil at Martin College. 1t
will be a few years before she begins
The course as she made her earthly
debut last Friday.
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Our Stock Bills.

The stock bills printed at TIE
CITIZEN office this year Is the best
class Of work of that kind we ever
did. We have printed very large
number. We have more and better
cuts than are usually found in q
countru Office
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

The county court ought not to
have taxed real estate agents, in
our opinion. 1t seems to Us sach
things ought to be encouraged
rather than hindered.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

Esq. H. M. Stanley loaned US
some ancient magazines of cen tu-
~ back which contain some excel
lent and interesting matter. We
have not had time yet to get into
them
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07
Lost Pocket Book.

Mr.. Frank Arrowsmith lost his
pocket book the other day contain
ing $3S or $40,a few papers and two
fish hooks. It was & small leather
book with ''I5 cents" written on
the outside Of it. An HONEST man
will bring it to THE CITIZEN office.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07

The singing at night will be con-
Quoted with the aid Of q large
choir of men and boys in the cho-
rus.
The Right Rev. Bishop Qaintard
will make this annual visitation to
this church on next Wednesday
when there will be service and con
Grmation a. night,